by Michael L. Bishop, M.B.A., Ph.D. Executive Director, Wellspring Studies show nearly 90% of overweight teens become obese adults, bringing a heightened risk of medical, social, emotional, and financial complications. If your child has a weight issue, you may have already noticed the emotional impact: lower self-esteem, little motivation, social isolation, perhaps behavioral issues in school or at home. [...]
The Exergen Temporal Scanner is changing the way we take temperatures. I still remember the old fashion way of sticking a mercury thermometer under my tongue, during a fever. As a child, I always felt it very cold, hard and uncomfortable, trying to keep still for about a minute. And to think, sometimes, I had to retake my temperature over [...]
I’m excited to announce that effective March, we will be opening up a new section on our site here called “Parenting Tips & Resources“, featuring articles by book authors, fellow parents, educators, child development specialists and more. We will endeavour to bring you a variety of parenting articles that are both interesting and informative and sometimes controversial. So, be sure to come by [...]
GIVEAWAY CLOSED! My son (three years old almost four) is my “little fashionista” – he loves to try and look like Daddy (who also is a bit of a fashion plate) and especially loves his accessories. Sunglasses fall pretty high on his list and the ones that they sell for kids do not interest him much mostly because they don’t [...]
GIVEAWAY CLOSED! When it comes to kids and computers, it’s without a doubt that they start at a very early age. Most young kids, who don’t even know how to read or count, would know how to navigate their way through the web! It can be quite surprising to see how such kids at a young age, would know [...]
How many of you parents out there have a first aid kit that is filled with all the necessities required for an unplanned injury? I’m the first to admit that I do have some first aid supplies available in a cabinet drawer in the house but not in a box or kit that is ready to grab and go in [...]
When hubby and I first became new parents, we found out that the responsibilities were simply overwhelming. Due to the lack of experience, there was so much to learn and even more so to be afraid of. Many a times, we were not even sure whether we were doing the correct things. Like any other new parents, one of the most [...]
I remembered back in our childhood days, my siblings and I did not have the luxury of computer games or even computers for that matter. Thus, we spent many fun filled hours playing games like Hop Scotch, I Spy and the Memory Game. Those games taught us social skills like taking turns, respecting others as well as the importance of being competitive. Inspired by these childhood games [...]
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